LOT 3808
Commemorative Series BI Nummus. AD 330. Rome mint. 4th officina.
VRBS ROMA, bust of Roma to left, wearing crested helmet and imperial mantle / She-wolf standing to left, rose on shoulder, suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above; RFQ in exergue. RIC 331. Good Very Fine.(2.77gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Licinius II as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-320. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N VAL LIC LICINIVS NOB C. laureate and cuirassed bust of Licinius II as Caesar to left, holding mappa in his right hand and sceptre in his left / IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAESS, crescent and B across field, Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding globe and leaning on sceptre, SMAL in exergue. RIC 25. 3.75gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina and some silvering.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Thessalonica mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
CONSTANTINVS FIL AVGG, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; star in left field, Δ in right field, •SM•TS• in exergue. RIC VI 32b. 5.99gr, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Roman Imperial, Probus and Numerian Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Incuse of IMP C M AVR NVMERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right. For obverse cf. RIC V.2 386 (obverse of Antoninianus of Numerian, Lugdunum); for reverse cf. RIC V.2 861 (obverse of Antoninianus of Probus, Serdica). 4.19gr, 27mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
